VIVERRID

Meaning of VIVERRID in English

[ vɪ'vɛrɪd , vʌɪ- ]

■ noun Zoology a mammal of the civet family (Viverridae).

Origin

early 20th cent.: from mod. L. Viverridae , from L. viverra 'ferret'.

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VIVERRID — noun Etymology: New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from Latin viverra ferret; akin to Old English ācweorna squirrel, Lithuanian …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIVERRID — I. vīˈverə̇d, və̇ˈv- adjective Etymology: New Latin Viverridae : of or relating to the Viverridae II. noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIVERRID — noun Etymology: New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from Latin viverra ferret; akin to Old English āc weorna squirrel, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIVERRID — [vi.ver.rid] n [NL Viverridae, fr. Viverra, type genus, fr. L viverra ferret; akin to OE acweorna squirrel, Lith vovere] (1902): …
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VIVERRID — any member of the family Viverridae, small mammals, order Carnivora, including the civets and mongooses. All are native to the …
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VIVERRID — n. & adj. --n. any mammal of the family Viverridae, including civets, mongooses, and genets. --adj. of or relating to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIVERRID — n. & adj. n. any mammal of the family Viverridae, including civets, mongooses, and genets. adj. of or relating to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIVERRID — n. & adj. --n. any mammal of the family Viverridae, including civets, mongooses, and genets. --adj. of or relating to …
Oxford English vocab
VIVERRID — n. Pronunciation: v ī - ' ver- ə d Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from …
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LINSANG — noun Etymology: Javanese lingsang Date: 1821 either of two small nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling viverrid Asian mammals ( Prionodon pardicolor and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOSSA — I. noun (plural ~e) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, ditch Date: 1733 an anatomical pit, groove, or depression, II. noun …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIVET
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINSANG — I. ˈlinˌsaŋ Etymology: New Latin, from Malay, linsang synonym of prionodon II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Malay 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIVERRIFORM — -rəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin Viverra + English -iform : resembling or having the structure of a viverrid
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAMPALON — ˈmampəˌlän noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in Indonesia : a short-tailed web-footed reddish brown viverrid mammal ( Cynogale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSA — I. ˈfä-sə noun ( plural fos·sae -ˌsē, -ˌsī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, ditch Date: 1733 : an anatomical pit, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINSANG — noun Etymology: Javanese lingsang Date: 1821 : either of two small nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling viverrid Asian mammals ( Prionodon pardicolor …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENET — noun Etymology: Middle English genete, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic jarnayṭ Date: 15th century : any of a genus ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIVET
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MONGOOSE — [mon.goose] n, pl mon.goos.es also mon.geese [Hindi & Marathi magus, fr. Prakrit mamgusa] (1698): any of the viverrid mammals that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOSSA — [fos.sa] n, pl fos.sae [NL, fr. L, ditch] (1771): an anatomical pit, groove, or depression [2]fossa n [Malagasy] (1838): a …
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CARNIVORE — a member of the mammalian order Carnivora, literally meat eaters. The order Carnivora is composed of 10 families of primarily …
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